Flora and vegetation of an old solvay process tip in Jaworzno (Upper Silesia, Poland)

The paper demonstrates the flora, plant communities and substrates of an old solvay process spoil tip. The flora is characterized by the preponderance of Asteraceae - species and long-lived perennial herbs, many of them coming from meadows and grasslands. The results could be interpreted to suggest...

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Published in:Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae 2001-01, Vol.70 (1), p.47-60
Main Authors: Cohn, E.V.J. (Wolverhampton University (United Kingdom). School of Applied Sciences), Rostanski, A, Tokarska-Guzik, B. (University of Silesia, Katowice (Poland). Dept. of Plant Systematics), Trueman, I.C. (Wolverhampton University (United Kingdom). School of Applied Sciences), Wozniak, G. (University of Silesia, Katowice (Poland). Dept. of Geobotany and Environmental Protection)
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ALPINE VEGETATION
ANALYTICAL METHODS
ASTERACEAE
BIODIVERSIDAD
BIODIVERSITE
BIODIVERSITY
CONSERVACION DE LA NATURALEZA
CONSERVATION DE LA NATURE
DECHET INDUSTRIEL
DEGRADACION DEL SUELO
DEGRADATION DU SOL
DESECHOS INDUSTRIALES
ECHANTILLONNAGE
Ecological succession
ELEMENT CHIMIQUE
ELEMENTOS QUIMICOS
ELEMENTS
ELIMINACION DE DESECHOS
ELIMINATION DES DECHETS
ENDANGERED SPECIES
ESPECE
ESPECE EN DANGER
ESPECIES
ESPECIES EN PELIGRO DE EXTINCION
EVALUACION
EVALUATION
FLORA
flora analysis
FLORE
FOSFATO MINERAL
Grasslands
Heavy metals
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
Meadows
MUESTREO
Multivariate analysis
NATURE CONSERVATION
nature conservation evaluation
PH DEL SUELO
PH DU SOL
pH effects
PHOSPHATE NATUREL
Plant communities
PLANT SOIL RELATIONS
POLAND
POLOGNE
POLONIA
protected and mountain plant species
Protected species
rare
RELACIONES PLANTA SUELO
RELATION PLANTE SOL
ROCK PHOSPHATE
SAMPLING
SOIL
SOIL DEGRADATION
SOIL PH
SOL
Solvay process spoil
SPECIES
SUELO
TECHNIQUE ANALYTIQUE
TECNICAS ANALITICAS
VEGETACION
VEGETACION ALPINA
VEGETATION
VEGETATION ALPINE
vegetation analysis
WASTE DISPOSAL
Waterlogging
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Summary:The paper demonstrates the flora, plant communities and substrates of an old solvay process spoil tip. The flora is characterized by the preponderance of Asteraceae - species and long-lived perennial herbs, many of them coming from meadows and grasslands. The results could be interpreted to suggest that processes of soil development and plant succession are slow but nevertheless perceptible, with implications for future loss of diversity. The results also suggest that the vegetation of the site is of considerable value for nature conservation
ISSN:0001-6977
2083-9480
DOI:10.5586/asbp.2001.008